Filler and finish on shells

Well I learned a long time ago, I couldn't be a rivet counter.  But I do try to make some small changes to help get closer to what I want.  I consider my self a piddler, not really a true modeler but I enjoy it.  This is short of scratching of which is not me.

And besides I started out with Marx and postwar Lionel.  No need to even try rivet counting with that stuff but I still like it, especially Marx.

Black paint coming tomorrow 8-14.

Gray

OK here's the black finish

finish without cab on.

two views with the cab placed.  I can see a couple dings and as previously stated the area around the generator is a tad rough as I couldn't get to it to properly finish off.  Once I get the generator and pops on, that will add a little dimension to the area.  But no doubt it's not even close in comparison - much improved.

Here's what it looked like when I first asked the question.

Hope we all learned something from this exercise and thanks to Pat for the initial tutorial and the back and forth on this project.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Looks great man!…get her clothes back on, and let’s see the finished product!…

Pat

OK everyone here is the Mogul with, as Pat says, her clothes and shoes back on.

Not the prettiest setting (my messy work bench), but the final product.  The jewelry (decals) will have to be made.

This is going to be ET&WNC 206 which came from Illinois Central, was noted to be a speedster (on a twelve mile road), and had a large steamboat whistle.

Removed the steam turret at back, which is what started this entire thread.

Remounted the pop valves.

Put a Lionel Ps4 whistle on the steam dome.

Replaced the headlight with a visored one and brass number plate from an MTH Ps4.

Replaced the kerosene markers with Pyle National ones (no they don't light.  A short line would not need them in any case).

Moved the bell.

Replaced the road pilot with switching foot boards from Precision scale.  Used micro nails to pin and JB weld to secure them .  Thanks to member Norton for telling me how to remove the pilot - you don't without a complete teardown, so I drilled the mounting screws out from the bottom an redrilled and tapped new holes that are accessible. 

I may eventually put a Kadee on the front but the dummy looks good.

The real locomotive had square cab widows instead of arched but I will live with that.  See my previous comment about rivet counting.

I must say that the mogul isn't the easiest engine to work on and the lack of a removable smokebox front makes it even harder, but all is done now.